ShawnW

Mine WAS a turbo and I liked the downpipe for sure. Its going to be an ej22 beast though now. Better power than the ea81 turbo but more important to me was the premium fuel cost savings.

Long screwdriver stethescope trick time. Isolate the sound to a side, cyl, or part of the block. Does this one have the adjustable valve lifters? Some people dont believe me but there are some that do.

Is it possible one of the Toyota wheels you got has a different rim width than the others? We have seen Peugeot wheels that are 5, 5.5 and 6" wide diameter but look like the same stamping before is why I ask.

You can adjust the backlash but its not for the novice but at this point if you are willing to try it and know that you may trash the front diff by trying it, send me a PM. I don't want to publish instructions on how to do this you could do SERIOUS damage and I dont want to be responsible for destroyed transmissions.

When you surf USMB theres always a grey bar that runs horizantally across the screen near the top of the page. It starts with USER CP and on the 2nd line the last one is :photo gallery". Click that, and theres an upload photos link/button that you can access. As far as a tutorial, general subaru knowledge on the EJ22 is best found by going to the forum titled Newer Generation of Subaru's and doing a search in there. You can also look in what we call our "Ultimate Subaru Repair Manual" which is found by clicking message board and then going near the bottom to that forum group. Thats kindof a FAQ of sorts, the summary articles written by users on topics that are Frequently needed. Currently there isnt an article that discusses the general parts of the ej22 engine but a good start may be to purchase the Haynes Subaru Legacy service manual. Available at alot of parts stores around the country. If you are good with a photo editor and would be so kind as to take the photos and number all the parts you want to know about I will tell you what they are. Here is a picture of my engine in my air cooled vanagon, about to go in my newer vanagon after much struggle with making a cooling system work on the 81. If you want to use this photo let me know. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/data/500/2vanagon00091.JPG

Where do you feel it when you sit in the car? Back, butt, steering wheel, etc?

Sunday, 11 am, Red Rocks lower north parking lot. PM me for a phone number if you want somebody you can call for directions on the way to the meet. Would love to see ya there.

Exactly why I have created this area. Couldn't agree more on the awesome resources over there. We have a photo upload area as part of joining USMB as well if anybody is wondering about losing that functionality. You have the same color vanagon as my new one!

Was really nice to see that car lifted. It was just screaming lift me with all the extra touches you have added to it. Mad props to the car for putting up with all our cursing. Ill be @ the meet 4 sure but if I had my way it would be in the new "soobie". Deadline is a little unrealistic but well see. Thats what I get for having 2 car projects @ once.

Kelso: BURN!

The nut on the valve adjuster loosened up over time. It happens.

Just be careful coming down the hill, RWD plus you=sweet jumps.

There is a valve adjustment that can be done and its not terrible to do in the car. I am surprised they arent trying to sell you something when you suggest it.

Thats an awesome looking Vanagon! Today I pulled my ej22 out of my 81 Vanagon and am getting it ready to go into an 84 Vanagon. These sure are simple to pull out!

is that a little light blue brat at the head of the pack being drug thru the mud by a Ford?

Well said. Although... I really like the gutless wonder that is the ea81. I suspect you have a plugged exhaust or havent troubleshooted the engine enough. Search for a post with instructions I did for somebody else on how to setup a vac gauge on the engine to detect plugged exhaust. Did you pass smog when you tried? What is your timing set at?

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49775

This sounds like a loose clamp or a coil clamp that pinched too hard on the metal band. Youre probably right about the AT cooler line being the culprit.

Its your check engine light, means a code can be retrieved by looking at the side of the ECU which is mounted to the bottom of the steering column under the dash.

I have a carb and manifold with a carbie that looks rebuilt. I would sell it for $75 and I will be in the springs pretty soon I think to deliver something anyway. Photo available. My money would be the carburator base plate is warped.

I saw one in a junkyard in Chicago over 5 years ago. It had a nasty wheel lock on it that nobody could budge and was a pull a part so I had to leave it.

If youre curious about what I am doing with my vanagon..... Im parting it out. Doing an air cooled conversion is truly rediculous but I pulled it off and it lasted 2 days and then failed just in time for it to not go to WCSS7. Good news is, I found a really clean low mileage (22k) water cooled 84 Vanagon to put the parts into. Should be a quick and easy swap. Ill post updates starting next week when the new vanagon gets towed in for the conversion. The VW engine threw a rod. If any of you want VW vanagon cyl heads or ECU let me know they will be available shortly. Also, If you know somebody that needs Westy parts please spread the word. I will have an entire kitchen kit left over.

1600 pistons boost compression. Rebuild the engine, makes a phenomenal difference.

Tribeca, Chevy Tahoe or a Toyota 4runner would be my suggestions.

Theres definately a pressure loss somewhere, whatever its doing is creating an air bubble which prevents circulation, causes your heat to go nil, and the lack of circulation causes a severe overheat in rapid form. I dont think its a hose its probably internal to the block like headgasket failure, crack in something, etc.